HILO — A 42-year-old Mountain View man who had images of child pornography on his cellphone has been sentenced to five years probation.
HILO — A 42-year-old Mountain View man who had images of child pornography on his cellphone has been sentenced to five years probation.
Hilo Circuit Judge Greg Nakamura also sentenced Benjamin Jamie Krome to 18 months in jail, but suspended all but six months of the jail time provided Krome complies with terms of his probation.
Terms include he register as a sex offender, obtain sex offender treatment, and stay away from schools, playgrounds, theaters and anywhere else unsupervised minors congregate.
In a deal with prosecutors, Krome pleaded guilty May 22 to second-degree promotion of child abuse and promoting prostitution. In return, two additional counts of second-degree promotion of child abuse were dropped.
Krome will receive credit for time served. He’s been in custody since his arrest May 5 in what appeared to be a sting operation at a Kalapana home.
Second-degree promotion of child abuse is a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, while promoting prostitution is a petty misdemeanor.
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